Jeff Miller on Champions for Life | Masters of MEDDICC
- Time is your most valuable asset. The best sellers qualify relentlessly to eliminate waste, shrink sales cycles, and focus energy only on opportunities worth pursuing — a discipline Jeff used to scale Hortonworks from zero to $250M.
- Decision Process is the element most reps overlook. In open source and PLG motions, having the technical win is not enough. Sellers must document a mutual, reverse timeline and test every gate to ensure the deal can actually close.
- Build Champions for life, not for the quarter. Sellers who lead with integrity and put the customer's success first create relationships that follow them across companies and careers — the true compounding return of a sales career done right.
Andy Whyte
CEO & Founder of MEDDICC
Andy Whyte has helped companies big and small grow and prosper as both a quota-carrying Account Executive and a Revenue Leader. His passion for helping sales teams succeed led him to become founder and CEO of MEDDICC and author the five-star-rated “MEDDICC” book. Known for his mantra “Nobody ever regrets qualifying out” and his expertise on the science and art of sales. Away from the day-to-day, Andy practices many skills as a chef, sports coach, taxi, and cleaner in his most important role to date - Dad.
Jeff Miller
Operating Partner at Two Bear Capital
Jeff has spent his career scaling revenue organizations at high-growth data and infrastructure companies. At Hortonworks, he built the Americas sales org from under $1M to over $250M in revenue, enabling the company's 2014 IPO. He went on to serve as CRO at Cockroach Labs for four and a half years, then StarTree, before moving into his current role as Operating Partner at Two Bear Capital. He has been a MEDDICC practitioner throughout his career.
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